B:Any other discomfort?
A:Yes.Sometimes I can notice a constirction in the chest and shortness of breath after a fit of sneezing. And I often suffer from a running nose with a profuse watery discharge.
B:Does it occur seasonally or all year round?
A:It has been seasonla during these past three years.
B:Are you senstive to other things?
A:Yes, things like seafood and penicillin-type drugs.
B:OK.Let me examine your nose. According to your case histor and the examination, I believe that it's allergic rhinitis.
A:What useful tratment can you offer?
B:I'll give ou a series of specific skin tests. Then we'll know exactly what substances you're allergic to. Then I'll give you some couses of desensitizaiton therapy.
